Bis(chloromethyl) ether

C2H4Cl2OCAS 542-88-1114.95 g/mol

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ClOCl
Alkyl halideEther

Properties

Molecular formula
C2H4Cl2O
Molar mass
114.95 g/mol
Exact mass
113.9639 Da
Density
1.323 g/mL (at 15 °C)
Melting point
−41.5 °C
Boiling point
106 °C
Flash point
19 °C (closed cup)
Water solubility
1.02 g/L (25 °C)
logP
1.40Crippen estimate
Polar surface area
9.2 Ų
H-bond donors / acceptors
0 / 1
Rotatable bonds
2

Hazards

Danger
Flammable (GHS02)Acute Toxic (GHS06)Health Hazard (GHS08)

Harmonised EU classification (CLP Annex VI, index 603-046-00-5), via PubChem.

Precautionary statements

P203, P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P260, P262, P264, P270, P271, P280, P284, P301+P317, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P304+P340, P316, P318, P320, P321, P330, P361+P364, P370+P378, P403+P233, P403+P235, P405, P501

Identifiers

CAS number
542-88-1
SMILES
ClCOCCl
InChIKey
HRQGCQVOJVTVLU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI
InChI=1S/C2H4Cl2O/c3-1-5-2-4/h1-2H2

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Names and synonyms

11 names
  • Methane, 1,1′-oxybis[1-chloro-
  • Ether, bis(chloromethyl)
  • Methane, oxybis[chloro-
  • 1,1′-Oxybis[1-chloromethane]
  • Chloromethyl ether
  • Sym-Dichloromethyl ether
  • Dichlorodimethyl ether
  • α,α′-Dichlorodimethyl ether
  • Monochloromethyl ether
  • Oxybis[chloromethane]
  • BCME

Reactions

Work with Bis(chloromethyl) ether

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Similar compounds

(Chloromethoxy)ethane3188-13-453 % similar 2-Methoxyethoxymethyl chloride3970-21-644 % similar Chloromethyl methyl ether107-30-240 % similar 2-Chloromethyl 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethyl ether76513-69-440 % similar Benzyl chloromethyl ether3587-60-838 % similar Bis(chloroethyl) ether111-44-433 % similar 1,2-Bis(2-chloroethoxy)ethane112-26-531 % similar Chloromethyl chloroformate22128-62-730 % similar

Tanimoto similarity of circular fingerprints over the whole catalogue.

All similar compounds

Same formula

Dichloromethyl methyl ether4885-02-3 Dichloroethanol598-38-9

Elsewhere

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